Starfire61 Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 I recently acquired a 1938 Olds F-Series convertible that has been converted to sealed beam headlights. In hoping to undo the conversion, I've managed to find a set of lenses that are correct for the Olds. These came in a batch of headlight parts that are mostly '39 Cadillac. I'm unsure which of these Cadillac parts might work on the Olds. The Cadillac buckets and aiming mechanisms clearly have a right side/left side orientation and look as though they'll fit into the Olds without difficulty. However, the reflectors are a puzzle. Both the headlight and parking light bulbs are offset slightly to one side of the reflector, and it's the same sided offset in both reflectors. I would think that the reflectors would be mirror images of each other if they were left & right sided, so I can't quite figure out what I'm dealing with. Why the offset? Did the '39 Cadillac have left/right sided headlight reflectors? FWIW, the '38 Olds master parts book lists only one headlight reflector for both sides of the F and L series of cars- part #922315. I'd be grateful if anyone can shed any light into whether these '39 Cadillac reflectors with their matching bulb offsets would be appropriate for a '38 Olds, and if not, what other headlight parts of the era might properly interchange. Buying this car was a big leap out of my early-60's comfort zone. Any advice or assistance would be much appreciated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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